2014 Vermont Statutes
Title 18 - Health
Chapter 221 - HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Subchapter 1: HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
§ 9404 Administration

§ 9404. Administration

(a) The Commissioner shall supervise and direct the execution of all laws vested in the Department by this chapter, and shall formulate and carry out all policies relating to this chapter.

(b) The Commissioner may:

(1) apply for and accept gifts, grants, or contributions from any person for purposes consistent with this chapter;

(2) adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter; and

(3) enter into contracts and perform such acts as are necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.

(c) There is hereby created a fund to be known as the Health Care Administration Regulatory and Supervision Fund for the purpose of providing the financial means for the Commissioner of Financial Regulation to administer this chapter and 33 V.S.A. § 6706. All fees and assessments received by the Department pursuant to such administration shall be credited to this Fund. All fines and administrative penalties, however, shall be deposited directly into the General Fund.

(1) All payments from the Health Care Administration Regulatory and Supervision Fund for the maintenance of staff and associated expenses, including contractual services as necessary, shall be disbursed from the State Treasury only upon warrants issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Management, after receipt of proper documentation regarding services rendered and expenses incurred.

(2) The Commissioner of Finance and Management may anticipate receipts to the Health Care Administration Regulatory and Supervision Fund and issue warrants based thereon. (Added 1991, No. 160 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. May 11, 1992; amended 1995, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 10, 38(a); 1999, No. 49, § 222; 2011, No. 78 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 2, 2012; 2013, No. 79, § 36.)